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Nova Scotia Business Inc.’s Scale-up Hub: Atlanta program has announced its six-company fall cohort — down from eight participants in the spring session — with four startups from Nova Scotia, one from Newfoundland and Labrador, and one from New Brunswick. Read more . . .
Webjet Limited today announced it has agreed to acquire a Canadian based travel technology company Trip Ninja. Trip Ninja has developed several key products for traditional and online travel agencies to automate the highly manual process of selling complex international itineraries. Read more . . .
CapIntel, a leading financial technology company that connects wealth advisors and their clients using an intuitive sales platform, today announced a strategic relationship with The Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada Life). The new strategic relationship will enable Canada Life’s approximately 3,000 advisors to deliver personalized advice and proposals with more transparency and efficiency to help […]
CapIntel, a leading financial technology company that is elevating financial services to build wealth for all, today announced a partnership with IG Wealth Management (IG). The two organizations will work together to enhance IG advisors’ abilities to quickly, simply, and more transparently deliver advice and proposals that address unique client goals. Read more . . […]
Entrevestor Live is a three-hour online conference that will help investors and others understand the Atlantic Canadian startup community through an examination of some of the region’s biggest deals. The event offers in-depth discussions of the funding and development of highly successful startups, and panel discussions on the special features of Atlantic Canada’s innovation economy. […]
Sandpiper Ventures has closed its first round of venture capital fundraising, bringing in more than $10-million. Read more . . .
As the Covid-19 pandemic raged around the world, the four Atlantic Canadian provinces came together in an unprecedented spirit of cooperation and collaboration to tackle the challenges it presented. The result was one the safest places in the world, with untold lives saved. That showed what we can do as a region when we work […]
500 Startups, one of the world’s most active venture capital firms, today announced the closing of a $140M global flagship fund–the firm’s largest fund to date–bringing assets under management to $1.8B.* Now rebranded as 500 Global, the firm has been expanding its investment strategy beyond the accelerator and seed stage. Read more . . .
You’re invited to join a Fireside Chat on Tuesday, September 14th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on the Atlantic Investment Bubble. To join, please register on Eventbrite and you’ll receive a calendar invitation with the meeting link. Over the past four months, unprecedented effort has been underway with a regional working group of 22 entrepreneurs, investors, and industry groups to create a […]
Halifax startup Trip Ninja is ceasing operations. The company announced its decision late on September 8, saying the pandemic and its impact on the travel industry has taken a toll. Read more . . .